Account Executive, Enterprise

About Us at GoCardless

GoCardless is a global bank payment company. Over 100,000 businesses, from start-ups to household names, use GoCardless to collect and send payments through direct debit, real-time payments and open banking. 

GoCardless processes US$130bn+ of payments annually, across 30+ countries; helping customers collect and send both recurring and one-off payments, without the chasing, stress or expensive fees. We use AI-powered solutions to improve payment success and reduce fraud. And, with open banking connectivity to over 2,500 banks, we help our customers make faster, more informed decisions.

We are headquartered in the UK, with additional offices in Australia, France, Ireland, Latvia and the United States.

At GoCardless, we're all about supporting you! We’re committed to making our hiring process inclusive and accessible. If you need extra support or adjustments, reach out to your Talent Partner — we’re here to help! 

And remember: we don’t expect you to meet every single requirement. If you’re excited by this role, we encourage you to apply!

The Role

We are now looking to add an Enterprise Account Executive (AE) to our UK&I team. As an AE, you will be responsible for finding and closing new business deals across the UK&I through your own efforts, supported by our marketing, partnerships, and Sales Development teams.

You will engage with economic buyers within merchant accounts to identify and secure a role for GoCardless as a payment provider. You will liaise with a multitude of stakeholders and departments, from finance and engineering to marketing and procurement. By successfully multitasking, you will build business cases and ultimately secure commercial arrangements.

We’ve built a dynamic, collaborative culture where we hire and develop smart, driven people who share our desire to do work we can be proud of.

What Excites You

• You’ll love taking a data-driven approach to pitching GoCardless as a payment provider for Enterprise ($500m+) accounts.
• Closing multi-territory, multi-year deals with fast-growing companies.
• Identifying high-fit accounts within your territory/book of business.
• Developing account plans, working with stakeholders in marketing to deliver those plans.
• Selling the value of our global payments platform and then developing opportunities through negotiation to contract closure.

What Excites Us

• Minimum of 3+ years of sales experience in a B2B SaaS environment and a track record of achieving and exceeding quota.
• Previous sales experience in the Payments industry or in fields focused on Open Banking is a plus.
• Knowledge and experience within some of our core verticals in Financial Services, Utilities, Telco and Insurance is a plus.
• Experience selling to CxO (CFO/CTO ideally) and other stakeholders.
• Candidates with an understanding of the MEDDIC/MEDDPICC Sales methodologies (or similar) and experience in applying them.
• A structured sales approach, experience using Salesforce, and prior experience selling complex SaaS products and services (selling APIs is not essential but is a nice-to-have).
• High activity: you are able to drive growth within new and existing, assigned Enterprise accounts.
• A consultative style and the ability to become a trusted advisor.

Salary range: £78,400 - £117,600 + 100% OTE

Base salary ranges are based on role, job level, location, and market data. Please note that whilst we strive to offer competitive compensation, our approach is to pay between the minimum and the mid-point of the pay range until performance can be assessed in role. Offers will take into account level of experience, interview assessment, budgets and parity between you and fellow employees at GoCardless doing similar work.

The Good Stuff!

• Wellbeing: Dedicated support and medical cover to keep you healthy.
• Work Away Scheme: Work from anywhere for up to 90 days in any 12-month period.
• Adaptive Working: Our hybrid model offers flexibility, with in-office days determined by your team.
• Equity: All permanently employed GeeCees get equity to share in our success.
• Parental leave: Tailored leave to support your life's great adventure.
• Time Off: Generous holidays, 3 volunteer days, and 4 wellness days annually.

Life at GoCardless

We're an organisation defined by our values; We start with why before we begin any project, to ensure it’s aligned with our mission. We make it happen, working with urgency and taking personal accountability for getting things done. We act with integrity, always. We care deeply about what we do and we know it's essential that we be humble whilst we do it. Our Values form part of the GoCardless DNA, and are used to not only help us nurture and develop our culture, but to deliver impactful work that will help us to achieve our vision.

Diversity & Inclusion

We’re building the payment network of the future, and to achieve our goal, we need a diverse team with a range of perspectives and experiences. As of July 2024, here’s where we stand:

• 45% identify as women 
• 23% identify as Black, Asian, Mixed, or Other 
• 10% identify as LGBTQIA+ 
• 9% identify as neurodiverse 
• 2% identify as disabled 

If you want to learn more, you can read about our Employee Resource Groups and objectives here as well as our latest D&I Report 

Sustainability at GoCardless

We’re committed to reducing our environmental impact and leaving a sustainable world for future generations. As co-founders of the Tech Zero coalition, we’re working towards a climate-positive future. Check out our sustainability action plan here. 

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